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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972).
About the movie:
The vengeful Doctor rises again, seeking the Scrolls of Life in an attempt to resurrect his deceased wife.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)?
a.
The scene in the movie where the whole crew has to get the detective (
Delroy Lindo
) to blow away drug evidence with a cars exhaust, is the one portion of the film that is virtually identical to the original
Gone in 60 Seconds
. Though it was completely extraneous with regards to the 1974 films plot, this scene is not "completely extraneous" to the plot of the 2000 film. This scene is where the detective spots a list of police call signs on a table as he walks around the Cadillac that lets him know that Memphis will be stealing the cars that night.
b.
Valli Kemp
was cast as Vulnavia because
Virginia North
was pregnant.
c.
Received a condemned rating from the Legion of Decency for "irreverent use of Scripture" and "lustful complications." Even after the studio made the changes demanded, distribution was sharply cut by cities refusing to book it.
d.
Final film of
Norma Shearer
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)?
a.
This was the final film work for editor
Richard C. Currier
, ending a career that included over 300 shorts and features going back to the silent era. His associate on this film, veteran editor
Helene Turner
, also retired after completing this film.
b.
In the original script, Beiderbecks first name was Jonathan. Diana Trowbridge (
Fiona Lewis
) reveals his first name to be Darrus.
c.
This was originally supposed to be released in 2008.
d.
Was supposed to come out in 1980. According to
Robert Altman
, 20th Century Fox went through a regime change and wouldnt release it. Altman eventually released the movie himself in April 1982.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)?
a.
In the original script the character of Lucky was actually called Lucy and was King James girlfriend. Also, Vince and Don were not from Fort Smith, Arkansas but from Ashland, Kentucky.
b.
Frankie Howerd
was asked to be in this project.
c.
From a budget of just under $1 million, the film went on to gross ten times its production costs in its initial release.
d.
The Scottish Castle used as MI6s secret headquarters is the same castle used in
Highlander
. Its called "Eilean Donan Castle" and is located near the Isle of Skye, West Scotland.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)?
a.
When this film swept all its nominated categories at the 2001 Razzie Awards, it was referred to throughout the ceremony as "Plan Nine from
L. Ron Hubbard
" (as in
Plan 9 from Outer Space
).
b.
Many characters were named after famous jazz band leaders.
c.
The film contains 272 uses of the word "fuck".
d.
When the Oneders are playing at Boss Vic Koss show in Pittsburgh one of the other band names on the theater marquee is "Marilyn Lovell & The Geminis". This is a tribute to the wife of Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell (played by
Tom Hanks
in
Apollo 13
) and the NASA space program.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)?
a.
There was a lot of hostility between
Vincent Price
and
Robert Quarry
, particularly when Price discovered that AIP was planning to replace him with Quarry as their major horror film star. At one point, when Price discovered Quarry singing opera, Quarry said "Ill bet you didnt know I could sing did you?" and Price responded "well I knew you werent a f---ing actor!"
b.
Jim Carroll
:
c.
The story of this film was taken from "Honor Among Thieves", a screenplay treatment written by
George Nolfi
that was originally intended to be a
John Woo
vehicle. When it was decided that
Oceans Eleven
was going to have a sequel, Warner Bros. asked Nolfi to rewrite the script, adjusting it for the Oceans Eleven characters.
d.
Chris Hemsworth
had to increase and expand his dietary/food intake in order to maintain the physique he built up for
Thor
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)?
a.
To capture the scene revolving above Elliot, Donna and Mike toward the end of the film; director MJ Alhabeeb Jrs father drove a minivan in a circle around the actors with the strongest camera operator hoisting an extended tripod with a camera attached above his shoulders in order to create a unique aerial view of the scene.
b.
Dominique Wilms
was
Otto Preminger
s first choice for the part of Elsa, but she refused.
c.
At one point, the real
Robert Stroud
had over 400 birds in his cell.
d.
Shavers was originally meant to be impaled by a golden eagle.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)?
a.
The Reno train featured in the film is on display at the Old Tucson Studios in Tucson Arizona.
b.
The name of the village, Berk, is a British derogatory term derived from the cockney rhyming slang "Berkshire Hunt". "Berk" is commonly used as an affectionate put down for a fool by people unaware of its true origins.
c.
The desert sequences were filmed in Spain.
d.
One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)?
a.
The Bach Singers, a volunteer group, worked for free, agreeing only to a donation to charitable purposes.
b.
Producer
Oren Koules
owns the Tampa Bay Lightning hockey team. Goalies
Olaf Kolzig
and Mike Smith wore Saw-themed masks for two weeks when the movie opened. The masks were then auctioned off.
c.
When the characters meet up with Nodwick for the second time, Brother Silence pulls out several items from the chest that have item names taken from the card game "Munchkin". The scene where the Hierophant takes Brother Silences elf-ears off is another reference to a race-change card in the "Munchkin" card game. The "Munchkin" card game can be seen played in the movie.
d.
A number of characters have names that are artistic references. "Roscuro" refers to the "Chiaroscuro Movement", Botticelli is a reference to the artist Sandro Botticelli, painter of "The Birth of Venus", and Boldo is named after Giuseppe Arcimboldo, a famous surrealistic painter who composed faces and figures out of various objects in the way that Boldo himself is made out of fruit, vegetables and kitchen utensils.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)?
a.
For the role of "Bear" Williams,
Reegus Flenory
gained 50 lbs. and then took the weight back off after filming.
b.
Original Working Title: "Long Before Tomorrow".
c.
When one dance sequence was being rehearsed,
Harold Nicholas
was just going through the motions, and
Gene Kelly
accused him of not knowing the routine - so Nicholas danced the whole routine, alone, full-out and flawlessly. Kelly was speechless.
d.
The Scottish Fusiliers were originally meant to have an on-screen role.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)?
a.
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #29 Greatest Movie of All Time.
b.
Phibes originally had less dialogue. New lines were added after a lot of scripted sequences were cut out for budget reasons.
c.
Michael Keaton
spent only two weeks filming his part in the film, which lasts 17.5 minutes out of the 92-minute running time. It is Keatons favorite film of his own.
d.
Possibly uniquely for an American movie, a bad guy wields a cricket bat rather than a baseball bat.
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